Children in Ancient Israel: The Hebrew Bible and Mesopotamia in Comparative Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780198784210 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 240 str.

Shawn W. Flynn

Opis

This work examines recent developments in the study of the child in antiquity. By gathering data from the ancient Near East to delineate the stages of a child's life, Flynn depicts the role of children in biblical texts.

Recenzje

Children in Ancient Israel importantly opens a way forward for studying the "child's domestic-cultic value,"

O autorze

Shawn W. Flynn received a PhD from the University of Toronto (2012) in Ancient Near Eastern studies. His first book was YHWH is King published with Brill in Vetus Testamentum Supplements. He is currently an Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at St. Joseph's College, University of Alberta, and the Academic Dean of the College.